Regular Current Affairs courses [CACD Phase 3]

Unfortunately all groups for the coming semseter are full. If you would like to join the waiting list, please email us at sara@sarawalker.com.br.
New students: Please complete the placement test.

This course covers advanced writing skills, including comprehension and vocabulary, composition, summary-writing, translation from Portuguese to English and Translation from English to Portuguese. These are the skills required for the CACD - Itamaraty entrance exam Phase 3-English. It also offers regular practice in reading comprehension for CACD Phase 1 –TPS. f international organizations and those who wish to develop their English in the field of International Relations.
You should allow 3-6 hours per week for homework and study outside the classroom.

Students joining our courses usually go to Level 1- this semester, Groups A,B,C,D.

Level 1 provides quite a lot of teaching about technique and some systematic practice in all the exam skills.
Level 2 classes (Groups F & G) go a little faster, with more homework and fewer discussions of technique. The material used in Levels 1 and 2 is the same, but the speed in Level 2 is faster.

Current Affairs
Level 1
Group A (GROUP FULL) Monday evenings 19:10-21:00
Group B (GROUP FULL) Wednesday afternoons 16:00-17:50
Group C (GROUP FULL) Thursday mornings 8:00-9:50
Group D (GROUP FULL) Thursday evenings 19:10-21:00

Cost of these of courses: R$290,00 (at start of course) + 3 x R$250,00 (payable 10/09, 10/10 10/05, 10/11) Or: single discount payment of R$1.000,00 (start of the course).

Cancellation: this must be done by email by the 27th of the month or you will be liable for the next month’s fees. You will be blacklisted if you fail to cancel and just disappear.


Level 2
Group F (GROUP FULL) Monday afternoons 15:40-17:30
Group G (GROUP FULL) Tuesday evenings 19:10-21:00

Registrations
Current students: information on how to register will be sent to you by email this week.
New students: Please complete the placement test.

Unfortunately all groups for the coming semseter are full. If you would like to join the waiting list, please email us at sara@sarawalker.com.br.

Other Courses

Conversation (Tuesdays 8:00-9:30) from August 10th to November 30th
A group of mature students who meet once a week to maintain their fluency and develop their vocabulary.
Cost of course: R$190,00 (payable at start of course) + 3 X R$150 (payable 10/09 10/010, 10/11) or single payment of R$620 (at start of course)

Literature (Wednesdays 19:10-21:00) from August 11th to December 1st.
For those who enjoy reading and discussing Literature in English
Books for the 2nd semester 2010
William Shakespeare: The Merchant of Venice
Evelyn Waugh: Brideshead Revisited [British novel, 1945]
J.D. Salinger: The Catcher in the Rye [American novel, 1951]
Cost of course: R$190,00 (payable at start of course + 3 X R$150 (payable 10/03 10/04.10/05) or single payment of R$620 (at start of course) + cost of the books [total of approximately R$70,00]

Special discount for those who take Current Affairs + Conversation and/or Literature There are no online registrations for Conversation and Literature groups. Please email Sara (sara@sarawalker.com.br) or contact us by phone after July 26th (3364 2331).

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